1. Crowdfunding Grows Up: 2011 was the year that crowdfunding matured, went pro and on the cusp of mainstream. In prior years, crowdfunding sites were viewed as the only way starving artists and entrepreneurial mistfits could ‘pass the hat’ and get funded – mainly by other altruistic and curious misfits. Crowdfunding sites were derided by traditionalists
This is gem of a video: In front of a roomful of the best and the brightest investors (the Venture Capital Fundraising Club of Silicon Valley), here’s a vivid example of an investor pitch that seems to have all the right elements: Big vision. An energetic, articulate and likable young
Recently Entrepreneur.com (the website for Entrepreneur Magazine) posted an opinion piece called: Why Crowdfunding is Bad for Business I encourage you to read the article in full. But I must say, I found the argument misinformed, to be kind. More bluntly – the argument and article were condescending, amateurish, and uninformed.
Took a quick family trip to Las Vegas last week (one of the advantages of living in Phoenix)- and spotted Pete Rose selling autographs at a memorabilia shop. Apparently no one else appreciated the irony of Pete Rose doing business in Vegas.
I just love startups that combine the power of collective intelligence (crowdsourcing) with social and local. There’s a goldmine of services yet to be invented., but here’s one! … Community car-pooling platform connects owners with local renters | Springwise The Car Club enables car owners to earn money
Over the past many years I’ve developed a distaste for attending most conferences. While I love the camaraderie and exchange with colleagues and being privy to some cool and new companies – I have a deep cynicism for the conference “process”. Conferences often seem to be the purview of self-promoters
Actually I am somewhat a fan of “outsourcing”. That is – when a company decides not to expend time or energy on tasks that fall outside focus of their core business. I think outsourcing has gotten a bad rep, mainly because companies have either outsourced for the wrong reasons, or
Even if you are under 30 or even under 25, most of us don’t realize for forget how much technology has changed our lives and society in such an incredibly short time. This video really makes the point with some familiar examples: Killed by Tech via @equalman – YouTube
I like this startup idea though IMHO they probably are doing right thing for the wrong reason (not sure it matters in this case). The allows people to upload photos of their dented fenders etc. and have local bodyshops give estimates and bid on the repairs. It’s seems to be
The graphic below is more than a mere statistics display. Click – it is a “living” graphic of the state of the internet (and many different aspects) – constantly updated.